Sepia
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
Sepia
Vernonia Purple
Colors
Vernonia Purple
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
Combination No. 24 in use
The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.
Color study
A dictionary of color
Background, surface, text and accent, taken from one of Wada’s combinations.
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Combination No. 24 as a living room
Painted following the 60-30-10 rule: about 60% wall color, 30% for the sofa, 10% for cushions, throw and vase. A fourth color goes to the rug and curtains; otherwise they stay undyed. Floor and ceiling stay neutral; the print shows the whole palette.
Readable text pairs
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Analysis
Character
Dark & moderate
Lightness 46 (range 43–50)
Colorfulness 0.080
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Harmony
Free
No classic color-wheel relationship.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Temperature
Warm
- SepiaWarm
- Vernonia PurpleWarm
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 31
Closest pair ΔE 30.8 · average ΔE 30.8
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: Sepia on Vernonia Purple (1.3:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaSepia · Vernonia Purple | 1.3:1Low | 0 / 0 |
WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.
Similar combinations
The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).
Export
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 24 */
:root {
--sepia: #644b1e; /* Sepia */
--vernonia-purple: #8c4c62; /* Vernonia Purple */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 24 */
@theme {
--color-sepia: #644b1e;
--color-vernonia-purple: #8c4c62;
}
{
"id": 24,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Sepia",
"hex": "#644b1e",
"rgb": [
100,
75,
30
],
"cmyk": [
48,
60,
100,
40
]
},
{
"name": "Vernonia Purple",
"hex": "#8c4c62",
"rgb": [
140,
76,
98
],
"cmyk": [
42,
78,
46,
15
]
}
]
}